Events
Learning from the Sharing Circle: Reflections on an Arctic PASSION event
Photo GRID-Arendal/Olivia Rempel, Design GRID Arendal/APECS In Autumn 2023, an APECS & Arctic PASSION Sharing Circle gathered a group of early career professionals and Arctic youth in the homelands of the Sámi, in Northern Finland. What have we learned from this event? Did we achieve our goal to foster dialogue and open new perspectives on…
Read MoreFrom changing polar regions to policy responses – Strengthening EU and global climate preparedness
On January 24th 2024 the European Polar Board with assistance from the European Parliament Intergroup European Bureau for Conservation and Development (EBCD) on behalf of the EU funded projects OCEAN:ICE and Arctic PASSION hosted a hybrid event at the European Parliament to showcase the latest findings on how changes in the polar regions impact European climate, infrastructure and livelihoods. A policy brief ‘The Changing Poles: how…
Read MoreArctic Passion At Arctic Frontiers 2024
Arctic PASSION partners will be active in the program for Arctic Frontiers: Actions & Reactions, in Tromsø, Norway from January 29th – February 1st, 2024. Arctic PASSION-relation sessions include: Monday January 29th “Why Environmental Observation Services Matter: A conversation with Arctic communities about how environmental information can inform climate policy.” The Edge: Room Arbeidskontoret 1 &…
Read MoreArctic Passion At Geo Week 2023
Arctic PASSION is participating at the GEO Week in Cape Town, South Africa November 6-10, where we will present several interesting posters during lunch and coffee breaks at our exhibition booth. Make sure to stop by if you plan on attending. Agenda for the poster presentations Monday 6 Nov 18:15-19:15 Arctic PASSION service 8: Lake ice (presented…
Read MoreWildfire Sav Workshop September 25 -27,2023
The IBA Arctic Wildfire Preparedness project (funded by the Finnish Foreign Ministry and supported by Arctic PASSION) has organized the next Wildfires Shared Arctic Variable workshop, to be hosted by the Finnish Meteorological Institute in Inari, Finland from September 25th-27th, 2023. The main goal of the workshop is to define observing, data system and decision-making requirements for the candidate…
Read MoreInternational Workshop On Preparedness For Arctic Wildfires
Shared Arctic Variables (SAVs) are co-defined taking into account global, regional, indigenous and local voices and interests, hence the ”shared” in their name. Ideally the point is to share knowledge and identify gaps and needs, from all mentioned perspectives, to better our understanding of variety of Arctic themes ranging from wildfires to sea ice and…
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